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Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things.
Where did you study math? From the pictures I have seen of his mother, she was white. Where does that fit in to your equation?
Posted 2008-08-27T07:39:54Z
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Be Blessed.
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity (Love), I am become as a sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vauneth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seekth not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Charity never faileth.
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is (Love) charity.
Curious,
The devil is a liar! These articles are lies from the pits of hell! It is amazing the length some folks will go through just to keep a black man from being elected. I have never seen them do any other candidate like this in the history of the elections.
That just goes to show you that some americans will never be able to accept the black man, no matter what he does for his country.
We need to stop this foolishness. I thought america had come further than this. I guess, I was wrong. It is clear to see, that the author of that article is a bigot. If we let ourselves get caught up in that mess, we are no better than he is. May God have mercy on our souls.
I can tell you as a black american, I have come through a lot and endured a lot in my lifetime. This only brings back sad memories. I have voted in countless elections for whites and I didn't say, I am not going to vote for this candidate because he is white, or any other color. If the truth be told, we are all mixed with something. Heck, as far as we know, you and I could be 7/8 arab.
America lets stop being so prejudice and try to love our fellowman! We are all God's children (red,yellow,black,white)!
Be Blessed.
Posted 2008-08-27T22:47:53Z
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Be Blessed.
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity (Love), I am become as a sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vauneth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seekth not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Charity never faileth.
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is (Love) charity.
Curious,
Did the person telling you this information have the birth certificate? I would be curious to see it, because all of the birth certificates I've seen, does not break the heritage of the person down into such minute details such as percentages. They usually say Black, White Hispanic ect...
I have seen a picture of Obama's father and believe me when I tell you that he is black. If there is any arab in him, it must be in his little toe.
CNN did a special on Obama last week and they indicated that his father was african from Kenya. They never mentioned arabia. They also showed the village that Obama's father came from. The other night they interviewed his half brother over in Kenya and he is as black as Obama's father was. If you saw the picture, you would know that you don't get any blacker than that. I know because I am an african american myself. I know black when I see it.
Be Blessed.
Posted 2008-08-27T22:15:55Z
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Dear Be Blessed:
I appreciate your reply.
I read your reply -- mentally agreeing with every word --until I reached the last paragraph. Then, you added the following:
"If you feel the way that you do, I urge you not to vote for him, because I'm sure if he knew how you felt, he would probably turn it down anyway."
I am concerned about my ability to communicate as I sense you are an intelligent, thinking man.
I do not complain about Obama’s skin color, parents, ancestors. These things have absolutely no effect on my decision not to vote for him.
Once again --I object to Obama running as a black when he is only 6% black. (It is particularly offensive when his ancestors participated in enslaving black people and selling them to others. Frankly, it would be even more offensive if I were black.)
However, that is not the reason I am voting against him.
I reject him because of his vision for America of government control and he is a product of the South Chicago fraudulent political machine – letting the likes of Tony Resco to pay a portion of $300,000 of the purchase of his home (and Resco does not give without expecting back).
I also reject Obama because of his close relationship with Reverend Wright, who –upon meeting me -- would look at me a a white man -- and therefore a racist-- whereas I would look at him as a man -- and then would be repelled by his racist views. Racism is bad, and being black is no excuse for being a racist.
When Colin Powell was considering running several years ago, I was preparing to support him.
Enough of this. You are voting for Obama because you think he is the best man for the job and not because of his ethnic background. I am voting for McCaine because I think he is the best man for the job and not because of Obama’s ethnic background.
We are each "preaching to the choir".
May God Bless you and your family.
Curious
Posted 2008-09-01T00:32:00Z
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Be Blessed.
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity (Love), I am become as a sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vauneth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seekth not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Charity never faileth.
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is (Love) charity.
Thanks, and above everything be blessed and prosper.
Posted 2008-09-02T03:49:46Z
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Be Blessed.
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity (Love), I am become as a sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vauneth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seekth not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Charity never faileth.
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is (Love) charity.
Oh I forgot, for the record, I am an intelligent thinking female, not male.
Be Blessed.
Posted 2008-09-01T02:52:29Z
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So was my wonderful mother who raised my brother and I as a single parent.
I apologize for the attribution error. The adjectives still stand.
If the occasion ever comes up, and you want to, you might throw the following into discussions with your friends:
1. Slavery was an abhorrant blight on the history of the U.S.
2. The Northern army consisted of 2.5 to 2.75 million people-- most of whom were white -- to eradicate slavery. (Though not prejudice sadly.)
3. 370,000 of them died to eradicate slavery
4.. The following from Wikipedia:
"According to the 1860 U.S. census, nearly four million slaves were held in a total population of just over 12 million in the 15 states in which slavery was legal. Of all 1,515,605 families in the 15 slave states, 393,967 held slaves (roughly one in four),[6] amounting to 8% of all American families."
Ergo, when you meet a white person, the chances are only 1 in 12 that said person’s ancestors owned slaves, and there is a much higher probability that said person’s ancestors were in the Northern army to eradicate slavery.
This is my first time doing this type thing, and I have enjoyed the exchange.
Best regards,
curious
Posted 2008-09-01T11:11:25Z
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Be Blessed.
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity (Love), I am become as a sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vauneth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seekth not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Charity never faileth.
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is (Love) charity.
Curious,
Once again thank you for your reply. We can't go around condemning people for who their pastors or friends were. My pastor has said some things that I didn't agree with, but I knew that wasn't the way I felt and it didn't influence me one way or the other. I have had friends that I didn't think were making the right choices in life, or rather were doing things that were unknown to me. When I found out about it, yes I distanced myself from them but the fact is, we don't always know everything our friends are involved in.
I try not to judge a person for what their parents did because we have no control over that. I try to think, what if God judged us for the sins of our parents, where would we be?
As far as his father's ancestors enslaving people, I have a lot of caucasian friends and some family members (brother-in-law, niece,nephew), who I love very dearly. I am a African American and my people were in the bondage of slavery, for over 100 years by the whites, but I don't go around hating whites for that. I've voted for whites all of my life and have never thought that I would not vote because their ancestors enslaved my ancestors.
I am voting for Obama mainly because I think that he is the best man for the job. I told you not to vote for him if you felt that way, mainly because if it were me, I would not want your vote (not trying to be disrepectful).
I pray that we both make the best choice.
Be Blessed.
Posted 2008-09-01T02:33:20Z
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